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APN Settings For South Africa
MTN, Cell C, Vodafone, Telkom, Virgin Mobile – South Africa
So, we decided to compile the APN settings of some major network providers in South Africa.
In this article, we will be giving the APN settings of the likes of MTN, Cell C, Telkom, Vodafone, Advinne and Virgin.
In case you don’t know, the full name of APN is ‘Access Point Name’. This must be correctly put in place before a device will be able to get connected to the internet, or receive and send Mms messages.
If you have a data bundle without a working APN setting, your device won’t get connected to the internet
If you are in South Africa, and you are unable to get the automatic APN configuration in your device, don’t be worried about it. This article will put you through on how to fix it yourself manually.
For some people, they might not have experienced a situation where they need to sort out the APN setting all by themselves. This is because, many times, immediately you insert a SIM Card inside a phone, the network providers usually push in the APN settings automatically. However, there are times when it won’t come – meaning, the owner of the device must look for a solution all by themselves to access the internet.
Therefore, let us give you the APN settings for all networks in South Africa.
MTN APN SETTINGS (SOUTH AFRICA)
This is MTN ZA manual APN configuration for internet connectivity.
Name: MTN Internet
APN : internet
Username : guest
Password: leave it blank
Check the below for MTN MMS APN settings for using multimedia messaging services.
Name: MMS
APN : internet
Username : mtnmms
Password: mtnmms
Wap Gateway: 196.011.240.241
Port : 8080
MMS Center : http://mms.mtn.co.za/mms/wapenc
CELL C APN SETTINGS FOR SOUTH AFRICA
Service Name: Cell C Internet
APN : internet
Username : leave it blank
Password: leave it blank
Here is the configuration for using multimedia messaging services on your device.
Service Name: MMS
APN : mms
Username : leave blank
Password: leave blank
Wap Gateway: 196.031.116.250
Port : 8080
MMS Center : http://mms.cmobile.co.za/
TELKOM/8TA APN SETTINGS SOUTH AFRICA
Service Name: Internet
APN : internet
username: guest
password: guest
Here is Telkom MMS APN Settings for enjoying MMS services.
Service name: MMS
APN : mms
username: guest
password: guest
WAP Gateway : 41.151.254.162
Port : 8080
MMSC: http://mms.8ta.com:38090/was
VODACOM APN SETTINGS (SOUTH AFRICA)
Service Name: Vodafone Internet
APN : internet
Username : guest
Password: leave it empty
For Vodafone South Africa MMS configuration, use the settings below.
Service Name : MMS
APN : mms.vodacom.net
Username : leave blank
Password: leave blank
WAP Gateway : 196.6.128.13
Port : 8080
MMSC: http://mmsc.vodacom4me.co.za/
VIRGIN MOBILE APN SETTINGS (SOUTH AFRICA)
Service Name : Virgin Mobile Internet
APN : vdata
Username : guest
Password: leave it empty
See the settings for the MMS configuration
Service Name: MMS
APN : virgin_mms
username: guest
password: guest
WapGateway: 196.31.116.242
MMS Center : http://mms.virginmobile.co.za
ADVINNE APN SETTINGS (SOUTH AFRICA)
Service Name: Advinne Internet
APN : internet
Username : leave blank
Password: leave blank
Here is the manual APN Settings for Advinne MMS services in SA.
Service: MMS
APN : mms
Username : leave blank
Password: leave blank
Wap Gateway: 196.031.116.250
Port : 8080
MMS Center: http://mms.cmobile.co.za/
So, they applies to; MTN coverage map, Cell C coverage map, Vodafone coverage map, Telkom coverage map, Virgin Mobile coverage map and Advinne coverage map for enjoying internet services in South Africa.
HOW TO MANUALLY SET UP APN SETTINGS ON YOUR ANDROID SMARTPHONE
The first step is to head to your phone’s settings, then look for “cellular network”, and then APN Settings.
Now, this step might be a little bit different on your own smartphone. So, take note of that while trying to fix it at your own end.
Finally
So, we have given you the APN settings for MTN ZA, Vodafone, Cell C, Virgin Mobile, and other network providers in South Africa. Don’t forget to share with your friends.
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